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because it is hurting the economy. i felt that firsthand when i was in business and we could not pull some of the product direct. we had to go around and now is the time to get started. >> a good question for two reasons. it is substantive and it shines a light on some of washington with partisanship ideology. we have had complications in my six years in -- we have had opportunities in my six years in the senate to invest in roads, public works, and ways to improve the economy in pennsylvania and the country. and to invest in the new technologies of the future that will create jobs. unfortunately, the partisanship meant we had a very close vote on the recovery act. candidly, looking back on it, we should have done more on that bill when it passed. secondly, we have a transportation bill that is a little more than two years, only 27 months. it used to be that democrats and republicans would work together to pass more robust transportation bills. to invest across the country so that we are creating jobs and at the same t
because it is hurting the economy. i felt that firsthand when i was in business and we could not pull some of the product direct. we had to go around and now is the time to get started. >> a good question for two reasons. it is substantive and it shines a light on some of washington with partisanship ideology. we have had complications in my six years in -- we have had opportunities in my six years in the senate to invest in roads, public works, and ways to improve the economy in...
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he took office when the economy was losing 100,000 jobs a month now, the economy lost jobs for about 15 months. when it started again, when president obama's jobs programs started kicking in in the three months, we have had 5.8 million jobs as of yesterday. when somebody criticizes an office holder, you have a right to ask them, compared to what? let's look at the most recent comparisons. if you do not count the losses in the crash of president bush and look at the seven years after the brief slowdown we have had when the dot com stocks crashed a bit. just the seven-year period. there were 2.6 million private- sector jobs twice as many jobs, 5.8 million. barack obama has done a good job. [cheers and applause] the third reason i am for him is he has fulfilled his responsibility to be a good commander in chief. [applause] he has advanced the nation's security by ending the war in iraq, by fighting terror, modernizing the military. making the world with more friends and fewer adversaries. [cheers and applause] he has a heck of the secretary of state. [cheers and applause] most important
he took office when the economy was losing 100,000 jobs a month now, the economy lost jobs for about 15 months. when it started again, when president obama's jobs programs started kicking in in the three months, we have had 5.8 million jobs as of yesterday. when somebody criticizes an office holder, you have a right to ask them, compared to what? let's look at the most recent comparisons. if you do not count the losses in the crash of president bush and look at the seven years after the brief...
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guest: romney has had a small edge in terms of the economy. he has hung his hat on the fact that he is a businessman. he is losing on foreign-policy and who cares about the middle class, places where obama has large advantages. romney needs to win by more than he is on the economy to win this election. over the last four or five months, there has been an uptick in people saying the country is headed in the right direction. it has gone from the 20's to 40%. we see more than half of the public saying the economy is improving. host: i want to put two issues on the table. how damaging was that video where mitt romney talked about the 47% to the campaign and its narrative? guest: if you look at the numbers, it may have stalled for a period of time. was it a driving force? no, it was not a driving force. guest: as the 47% happened, i was feeling good about obama winning pretty handily. he did poorly in the first debate. romney did well and going into that, voters believed mitt romney was the 47% mitt romney. host: this morning, the new york times sa
guest: romney has had a small edge in terms of the economy. he has hung his hat on the fact that he is a businessman. he is losing on foreign-policy and who cares about the middle class, places where obama has large advantages. romney needs to win by more than he is on the economy to win this election. over the last four or five months, there has been an uptick in people saying the country is headed in the right direction. it has gone from the 20's to 40%. we see more than half of the public...
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. >> let's talk about the economy. >> looking at the economy -- what can you do to accelerate the economy? >> i said i am focused on the local and i start with the local. i see the world as this district -- with teachers. i see my job much as i would on the first day of school. i would look at these counties as 39 entities and would make sure that they all maximize their potential. i have laid out my plan for layers of economic opportunity. i carry a football with me to create another level of the bio- economy, within 10-15 miles of small towns. >> many wonder about the football? >> it is made of soybeans. and most cars are from detroit and the seats are made of this. with plastic bottles or using this to create asphalt. we can make that within 10-15 miles. >> in 2013-2014, what will stimulate the economy? >> i introduced the first piece of legislation for biodiesel and represent the biggest renewable energy. government has to get out of the way so entrepreneurs can have their way. what the government needs to do is have a low, stable, predictable tax rate. we have to lower our regulation
. >> let's talk about the economy. >> looking at the economy -- what can you do to accelerate the economy? >> i said i am focused on the local and i start with the local. i see the world as this district -- with teachers. i see my job much as i would on the first day of school. i would look at these counties as 39 entities and would make sure that they all maximize their potential. i have laid out my plan for layers of economic opportunity. i carry a football with me to create...
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let's move on to the economy and flat taxes. we move on to economy, taxes, and the deficit, your math. speak to the constituents in your case in district 18 and talk about why when this country collects $2.50 trillion in revenue, why do we need more? why do we need to tax anybody more and speak about your stand on the expiration of the bush tax cuts? >> i do not support raising taxes on the middle class. i am more conservative than those in the party. the bush tax cuts should be extended for those who make less than $1 million. i would draw a line at the million dollars. a lot of small businesses are s corporations. we need major tax reform. i have seen what companies do and individuals do, and there are way too many loopholes. the fact that shell and ge are paying basically 0% in taxes, that is not sustainable. >> what kind of impact would that have in terms of revenue? >> right now we have a progressive tax code system. before we departed congress this fall, we passed legislation that said let's go to 25% and 10%. that is exac
let's move on to the economy and flat taxes. we move on to economy, taxes, and the deficit, your math. speak to the constituents in your case in district 18 and talk about why when this country collects $2.50 trillion in revenue, why do we need more? why do we need to tax anybody more and speak about your stand on the expiration of the bush tax cuts? >> i do not support raising taxes on the middle class. i am more conservative than those in the party. the bush tax cuts should be extended...
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this -- we have weakened our economy. we need a strong economy. we need to have as well a strong military. our military is second to none in the world. we're blessed with terrific soldiers and extraordinary technology and intelligence. but the idea of a trillion dollars in cuts through sequestration and budget cuts to the military would change that. we need to have strong allies. our association and -- and connection with our allies is essential to america's strength. we're the -- the great nation that has allies, 42 allies and friends around the world. and finally, we have to stand by our principles. and if we're strong in each of those things, american influence will grow. but unfortunately, in nowhere in the world is america's influence greater today than it was four years ago. >> all right. >> and that's because we've become weaker on each of those four dimensions. >> all right -- perfect. you're going to get a chance to respond to that because that's a perfect segue into our next segment, and that is what is america's role in the world. and t
this -- we have weakened our economy. we need a strong economy. we need to have as well a strong military. our military is second to none in the world. we're blessed with terrific soldiers and extraordinary technology and intelligence. but the idea of a trillion dollars in cuts through sequestration and budget cuts to the military would change that. we need to have strong allies. our association and -- and connection with our allies is essential to america's strength. we're the -- the great...
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about the economy. this is a referendum on the president. and that they will also say and we didn't have is the kind of resource that is the president did. so you know we're going to get outspent two or three or four to one. regardless of what ad we put out there they were still going to get the hat. that's the problem with being a challenger is you don't get to go in i t campaign will say we had to fight off these six other people in a primary while president obama got to roll together all this cash and then just dump it. it also might not have worked. that was the -- this is the gamble that both sides made. the obama campaign gambling that defining romney early was going to define this race. then if they lose the gamble did not pay off. and romney's was first we've got to get through the primary and the other is this is a race about the fundamentality and one guy is president of the united states at a time of incredible economic despair and that's what we will be focused on. >> this is going to be a r
about the economy. this is a referendum on the president. and that they will also say and we didn't have is the kind of resource that is the president did. so you know we're going to get outspent two or three or four to one. regardless of what ad we put out there they were still going to get the hat. that's the problem with being a challenger is you don't get to go in i t campaign will say we had to fight off these six other people in a primary while president obama got to roll together all...